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HR 8286 117th Congress House Native Americans Federal-Indian relations Gambling Geography and mapping Indian lands and resources rights Land transfers Land use and conservation

To take certain Federal land in the State of Washington into trust for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 5, 2022 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 14, 2022
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jul 9, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Jul 9, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Jul 5, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jul 5, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill takes approximately 1,082.63 acres of specified lands in the state of Washington into trust for the benefit of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe. Lands taken into trust shall be part of the Lower Elwha Reservation.

Further, the bill prohibits gaming on the land taken into trust.

What's happening now September 14, 2022

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Schrier, Kim
Washington · Jul 29, 2022
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jul 12, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8286: To take certain Federal land in the State of Washington into trust for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8286/
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"H.R. 8286: To take certain Federal land in the State of Washington into trust for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, and for other purposes.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8286/.
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H.R. 8286, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8286/.
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[H.R. 8286: To take certain Federal land in the State of Washington into trust for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8286/)
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